Not Seasonally Adjusted Exhibit 1: U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: (Census Basis) Quantity in metric tons/ value in thousands of dollars. Details may not equal totals due to rounding 2005 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 2,100,158 1,799,947 2,313,279 1,865,336 Ingots And Steel For Castings 3,630 4,719 5,011 5,380 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 364,093 190,711 544,191 283,541 Wire Rods 156,706 88,991 219,325 113,448 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,185 26,058 46,053 28,695 Steel Piling 10,583 8,776 10,067 8,497 Plates Cut Lengths 68,539 77,368 72,726 83,496 Plates In Coils 58,355 42,951 62,678 51,323 Rails Standard 16,217 12,515 15,879 14,151 Rails All Other 1,597 1,359 929 823 Railroad Accessories 1,140 584 958 502 Bars - Hot Rolled 115,489 83,438 121,768 100,239 Bars - Light Shaped 17,060 10,179 26,446 13,891 Bars - Reinforcing 82,126 33,946 168,357 72,483 Bars - Cold Finished 28,835 55,394 33,460 61,490 Tool Steel 17,087 44,298 16,183 42,634 Standard Pipe 116,784 92,492 82,472 70,140 Oil Country Goods 181,216 211,397 118,815 132,460 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 34,334 34,893 36,022 40,589 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 28,429 29,151 47,054 54,028 Line Pipe - Not Specified 16,878 13,690 15,505 12,155 Mechanical Tubing 55,269 67,641 51,805 63,805 Pressure Tubing 7,977 17,490 6,830 15,958 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 11,694 67,281 9,115 50,178 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,247 3,720 913 2,520 Structural Pipe & Tube 41,919 36,968 34,475 32,385 Pipe For Piling 1,136 1,057 295 291 Wire Drawn 66,078 76,087 62,177 72,185 Black Plate 2,718 3,191 2,196 2,218 Tin Plate 31,236 23,815 25,059 20,552 Tin Free Steel 6,939 6,920 7,558 7,515 Sheets Hot Rolled 162,865 93,173 185,285 116,724 Sheets Cold Rolled 120,664 128,695 108,436 116,864 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 157,347 122,639 112,091 91,097 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,528 9,895 7,342 5,778 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 29,047 30,447 29,054 30,014 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 5,401 8,688 6,615 10,130 Strip - Hot Rolled 7,989 5,919 6,445 4,177 Strip - Cold Rolled 14,822 33,413 13,687 32,979 ______________________________________________________________ 2004 Data August July Final Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 3,236,784 2,243,558 2,850,758 1,944,452 Ingots And Steel For Castings 2,482 3,280 3,900 4,624 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 590,250 274,950 460,146 212,074 Wire Rods 291,255 158,036 295,094 158,458 Structural Shapes Heavy 44,834 30,340 45,749 26,070 Steel Piling 16,938 11,258 5,153 3,703 Plates Cut Lengths 96,452 73,817 99,014 68,727 Plates In Coils 137,295 85,762 92,722 61,973 Rails Standard 7,249 3,300 16,049 8,196 Rails All Other 2,962 2,289 2,143 1,504 Railroad Accessories 655 518 674 579 Bars - Hot Rolled 139,064 96,024 142,293 95,107 Bars - Light Shaped 22,342 15,220 19,691 13,807 Bars - Reinforcing 228,111 125,286 190,584 91,591 Bars - Cold Finished 26,172 42,844 27,938 39,446 Tool Steel 15,229 28,052 13,470 23,406 Standard Pipe 155,014 116,883 104,493 76,760 Oil Country Goods 76,447 78,534 87,595 78,174 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 36,464 24,539 35,046 20,420 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 27,737 19,568 28,775 20,945 Line Pipe - Not Specified 20,526 12,904 14,464 8,269 Mechanical Tubing 53,694 56,959 48,673 49,908 Pressure Tubing 8,530 10,113 6,718 8,873 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 9,735 45,425 10,108 44,183 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 1,806 4,033 1,427 3,238 Structural Pipe & Tube 50,230 47,524 39,926 36,513 Pipe For Piling 1,125 685 1,194 831 Wire Drawn 76,010 81,128 72,105 77,351 Black Plate 5,950 3,986 2,706 1,923 Tin Plate 37,755 24,825 32,702 20,782 Tin Free Steel 8,747 5,974 9,738 6,678 Sheets Hot Rolled 413,285 235,167 370,682 206,186 Sheets Cold Rolled 242,858 205,130 205,302 179,132 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 292,959 222,604 297,188 223,549 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 12,125 8,996 9,519 6,771 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 55,595 48,778 29,450 26,252 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 6,940 6,141 6,062 5,216 Strip - Hot Rolled 8,075 5,940 8,574 5,972 Strip - Cold Rolled 13,889 26,745 13,689 27,260 ______________________________________________________________ August Cumulative to Date 2005 Final 2004 Final Commodity Grouping Quantity Value Quantity Value Total Selected Commodities 19,656,223 16,129,914 20,216,289 12,413,032 Ingots And Steel For Castings 33,417 46,671 13,388 14,941 Blooms, Billets And Slabs 4,046,429 2,340,327 4,130,781 1,681,352 Wire Rods 1,665,518 926,903 2,258,708 1,007,755 Structural Shapes Heavy 379,503 241,966 393,530 203,535 Steel Piling 62,777 53,166 84,676 51,960 Plates Cut Lengths 645,479 687,295 524,889 355,407 Plates In Coils 636,614 459,952 581,166 349,161 Rails Standard 152,864 114,425 149,594 76,712 Rails All Other 13,944 11,852 13,154 8,482 Railroad Accessories 7,734 4,743 5,105 3,438 Bars - Hot Rolled 1,072,016 867,429 1,066,077 640,201 Bars - Light Shaped 147,186 94,111 150,022 102,600 Bars - Reinforcing 885,842 384,542 1,218,791 581,231 Bars - Cold Finished 279,624 508,947 194,236 265,270 Tool Steel 128,851 301,818 102,477 161,039 Standard Pipe 785,389 645,922 801,555 540,591 Oil Country Goods 1,019,675 1,130,885 609,821 488,038 Line Pipe > 16 Inches In Diamete 354,105 372,774 314,276 188,698 Line Pipe <= 16 Inches In Diamet 241,585 230,115 188,466 118,227 Line Pipe - Not Specified 145,938 117,964 129,370 63,820 Mechanical Tubing 430,905 523,076 364,547 343,803 Pressure Tubing 68,243 122,923 63,784 68,379 Stainless Pipe & Tubing 82,727 436,425 72,881 304,442 Pipe & Tubing Nonclassified 9,362 24,311 9,570 22,689 Structural Pipe & Tube 366,923 337,431 321,095 265,865 Pipe For Piling 15,009 13,176 6,466 4,377 Wire Drawn 542,497 642,891 577,139 555,644 Black Plate 28,857 26,372 35,565 22,936 Tin Plate 261,574 199,064 198,982 126,984 Tin Free Steel 60,462 52,631 64,108 44,581 Sheets Hot Rolled 1,850,725 1,133,234 2,265,570 1,090,097 Sheets Cold Rolled 1,166,432 1,200,530 1,246,691 1,068,029 Sheets & Strip Galv Hot Dipped 1,410,283 1,111,059 1,536,134 1,074,131 Sheets & Strip Galv Electrolyt 100,655 81,337 72,639 50,505 Sheets & Strip All Oth Met Coat 320,702 320,819 234,890 194,051 Sheets & Strip - Electrical 54,676 66,172 48,405 42,017 Strip - Hot Rolled 67,793 48,003 65,390 39,579 Strip - Cold Rolled 113,908 248,652 102,350 192,467 SOURCE: Bureau of the Census, Foreign Trade Division, U.S. Imports for Consumption of Steel Products: Final August 2005. For more information, contact Nick Orsini (301-763-6959) or Vanessa Ware (301-763-2311), Foreign Trade Division.